The goal of KARA is to ensure that The Related Companies’ proposed redevelopment of our historic landmark will meet the community’s educational, retail, entertainment, recreational and service needs while at the same time providing quality living wage union jobs to local residents.

The Bronx is one of the poorest urban counties in the entire country. Even before the current economic crisis began, our community has long suffered from the ills of working poverty – lack of safe and affordable housing, quality education, access to good jobs and vibrant community spaces. Like other communities around the country we are looking for every possible opportunity on the horizon to ease the economic hardships we are all facing and improve the quality of life in our neighborhood. And the redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory could be one of those opportunities.

As vocal residents that love the Bronx, we believe that we can achieve these goals by negotiating a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with the developer of the Kingsbridge Armory. In fact, CBA’s have been negotiated with developers in cities around the country, creating thousands of good jobs and meeting the specific needs of communities.